« 21 » Jai at 2 years, 26 weeks
2nd December 2011
Photos of Jai from during the week, including dinner at Hillarys, playing with Daddy's cars and in Daddy's car, and painting
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« 22 » Kharaj-pancham Sitar
6th October 2011
I purchased this Sitar from a music shop in Sydney, NSW, as they are hard to come by in Perth. This is an 18 string double gourd model, with 7 playable strings, and 11 sympathetic strings, making it a Kharaj-pancham sitar. The two bridges are made of deer horn, and the movable frets are a standard metal braced with string. The top (secondary) gourd is removable, and the hollow back provides a resonance for the player to hear the instrument - removing it via the screw makes the instrument project more towards the front, and would be ideal in an electrified situation. I bought a piezo pickup for this instrument, but it hasn't been fitted yet. The neck and facia is likely made from mahogany (tun wood), and it's decorated with bird inlays, as well as what appears to be the standard red, white and black markings around the instrument.
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« 23 » Roland G-707 Synth Guitar Controller
6th October 2011
This synth controller was purchased back in the early 80's, when Roland were still tuning their synth controlling gear. It was purchased from a hock shop for probably too much money, and was later matched to the synth portion (the Roland GR-700, not pictured here) from a private sale. These are the details from the Roland site:
« 24 » Denver EF240BR Acoustic Guitar
4th October 2011
Denver acoustic guitar, model EF240BR. A cheap acoustic I purchased some time in the late 80's as my first acoustic, after going to the music store every day for two weeks. Whilst it's cheap, and probably made from lesser quality woods, the combination of the piezo pickup under the bridge, light gauge strings and the woods give it an unusually rich sound. I've used it in many recordings and gigs throughout the years, and it was my main go to guitar for a long time, traveling with me from west to east and back again. Modified the way the battery was contained inside the body by adding an external battery compartment near the electronics.
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« 25 » Jai at 2 years, 7 weeks
22nd July 2011
Some pictures of Jai from during the week, including racing Slot Cars, visiting the Model Car show, and painting and playing at home.
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« 26 » Super Model Car Show
17th July 2011
Jai and Richard went to the Super Model Car Show in Malaga to see some of the vehicles on display, both in scale and in real size.
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« 27 » HO Slot Car Racing at Shawns
16th July 2011
Jai and Richard went to the Perth HO SLot Car racing meet, held at Shawns place, to participate in racing some cars.
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« 28 » Jai at 2 years, 1 week
10th June 2011
Some photos of Jai from during the week, including his second birthday, going to see Model Trains, Fremantle and playing at home and in the park.
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« 29 » 35th Model Railway Exhibition
6th June 2011
We went to the Model Railway Exhibition in Claremont, and these are some of the photos we took.
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« 30 » Jai's Cars
17th April 2011
Pics of Jai's (growing) toy car collection.
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